what about a afternoon stretch? you could do a simple activity. gather them in a circle and just get them to stretch alittle. and maybe throw in some trivia.
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Sundowning?/Afternoon activities
Started by Daisygirl1179, Aug 07 2008 06:05 PM
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Posted 09 March 2009 - 10:21 PM
My residents need music and snacks sometimes. We play cards, bingo and other mentally stimulating things at the afternoon time. Also outdoor activities are perfect for afternoon. Garden club, watering the grounds, bird watching...and sometimes just being out in the garden in the fresh air and sun. In winter they need food treats... not to spoil the dinner but maybe something they never tried before.
Daisygirl1179, on Aug 7 2008, 07:05 PM, said:
I have been an activities director now for about a montha and a half. Morninga activities are a blast. I have organized a mixture of programs for all stages. However...
Afternoons are just boring. The residents have a hard time being in the moment. I also dont particularly like my afternoon activities. The first round of activities is physical of some sort. Then the set round is more of a relaxation activity. Do you have any suggests for what works best?
The schedule is lunch at 12, nap at 1, activity 1 at 2:00. snack at 3, and activity 2 at 330. The residents just seem to not recover after the nap.
Afternoons are just boring. The residents have a hard time being in the moment. I also dont particularly like my afternoon activities. The first round of activities is physical of some sort. Then the set round is more of a relaxation activity. Do you have any suggests for what works best?
The schedule is lunch at 12, nap at 1, activity 1 at 2:00. snack at 3, and activity 2 at 330. The residents just seem to not recover after the nap.
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Posted 11 March 2009 - 03:36 PM
I have found expecially on my partys I build it up as much as possiable and make it loud as much as i can. I play loud music and build the party up as much as possiable.
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I am a director on a secure unit, I have 44 beds, right now I have 38 residents. I have 3 dinning rooms and so I also cannot start right after meals with a group activity however my residents are just about all late stage so we do "normalization activities". The ladies help with wiping off the tables, being suppurvised, they put on table cloths on lady loves to sweep, so I got her a cordless sweeper. Also the men want to "get back to work" so on good days we go out into the courtyard and look for things that need to be fixed. This keeps them activie untill 2:00 activities start. Then we do something physical to cut down on sundowning. We love balloon toss, my residents will play that for hours if you dont stop them, we have walking clubs, parachute games. The key is you have to be having a great time and then they will. Also I read a study not too long ago that in the nice months being outside in the sun between the hours of 10:00am-11:00am will help resident with sundowning, I have been trying this for a while now, it worked with some people but they are all differet you know.
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Posted 01 July 2009 - 02:39 PM
[quote name='ActivityGirl99' date='Mar 14 2009, 08:02 PM' post='10845']
I am a director on a secure unit, I have 44 beds, right now I have 38 residents. I have 3 dinning rooms and so I also cannot start right after meals with a group activity however my residents are just about all late stage so we do "normalization activities". The ladies help with wiping off the tables, being suppurvised, they put on table cloths on lady loves to sweep, so I got her a cordless sweeper. Also the men want to "get back to work" so on good days we go out into the courtyard and look for things that need to be fixed. This keeps them activie untill 2:00 activities start. Then we do something physical to cut down on sundowning. We love balloon toss, my residents will play that for hours if you dont stop them, we have walking clubs, parachute games. The key is you have to be having a great time and then they will. Also I read a study not too long ago that in the nice months being outside in the sun between the hours of 10:00am-11:00am will help resident with sundowning, I have been trying this for a while now, it worked with some people but they are all differet you know.
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I have been an AD for 9 years and have just opened an Alzheimers unit ....we also moved some of the residents off of the snf to the unit... family was saying that "Oh you won't get them to do anything different they did not do these things at home etc..." Well needless to say all of the residents are involved from 7 to sometimes 10pm with a nap for some of them around 1. We bake everyday and they do it with cueing they love it..... For meals we bought Fiesta ware because the plates are real bright colors so the residet could see their food They set up the table minus the drinks and they take their plates to the kitchen when they are done... the staff assists the ones in w/c. They clean the tables and do the dishes..... we then send them to the dietary department to be "recleaned". Residents serve family style with assist of staff if needed........ it is awsome!!!!!! Always looking for new ideas feel free to email me at CRYSTAL887410@YAHOO.COM
THANKS CRYSTAL
I am a director on a secure unit, I have 44 beds, right now I have 38 residents. I have 3 dinning rooms and so I also cannot start right after meals with a group activity however my residents are just about all late stage so we do "normalization activities". The ladies help with wiping off the tables, being suppurvised, they put on table cloths on lady loves to sweep, so I got her a cordless sweeper. Also the men want to "get back to work" so on good days we go out into the courtyard and look for things that need to be fixed. This keeps them activie untill 2:00 activities start. Then we do something physical to cut down on sundowning. We love balloon toss, my residents will play that for hours if you dont stop them, we have walking clubs, parachute games. The key is you have to be having a great time and then they will. Also I read a study not too long ago that in the nice months being outside in the sun between the hours of 10:00am-11:00am will help resident with sundowning, I have been trying this for a while now, it worked with some people but they are all differet you know.
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I have been an AD for 9 years and have just opened an Alzheimers unit ....we also moved some of the residents off of the snf to the unit... family was saying that "Oh you won't get them to do anything different they did not do these things at home etc..." Well needless to say all of the residents are involved from 7 to sometimes 10pm with a nap for some of them around 1. We bake everyday and they do it with cueing they love it..... For meals we bought Fiesta ware because the plates are real bright colors so the residet could see their food They set up the table minus the drinks and they take their plates to the kitchen when they are done... the staff assists the ones in w/c. They clean the tables and do the dishes..... we then send them to the dietary department to be "recleaned". Residents serve family style with assist of staff if needed........ it is awsome!!!!!! Always looking for new ideas feel free to email me at CRYSTAL887410@YAHOO.COM
THANKS CRYSTAL
